It’s necessary to provide the correct type of Indiana eviction notice to the tenant you’re removing from your property. If you don’t, the eviction could be overturned or take significantly longer to complete.
You must give your tenant the precise legal document for the situation, detailing a valid legal reason for the eviction under IN statutes. This will also affect how long you must give the resident as notice before they have to leave the property.
As seen below, there are a few different options in Indiana when completing an eviction.
10-Day Notice to Quit (Non-Payment)
If a tenant doesn’t comply with the rental payment schedule, the landlord may present them with a 10-Day Notice to Quit. This obliges them to pay rent or quit within 240 hours.
If the tenant complies within the time and pays the rent then the notice will be nullified. If they refuse to pay or vacate the property, the landlord will be able to pursue the matter further through the courts.
Notice to Cure or Quit
In the case of a lease violation, the landlord may issue a Notice to Cure or Quit for Non-Compliance. This will give the tenant a reasonable amount of time to correct the breach, if they don’t comply they will be obliged to leave the property.
Unconditional Quit Notice
Unconditional Quit Notices can also be issued for month-to-month tenants that have committed more serious offenses. These don’t give the tenant any chance to correct their breach of the lease.
30-Day Eviction Notice
Landlords with tenants on flexible monthly rental agreements may end the tenancy without cause, as long as they provide a 30-Day Eviction letter. If this is used, the tenant must leave the property within 30 days of the notice being delivered.
Be aware, however, if the landlord continues to accept rental payments during this period, the notice will be considered null and void. This does not include any payments of owed back rent.